Keith Fitch: Midnight Rounds
Patricia Spencer, flute
Meighan Stoops, clarinet
Curtis Macomber, violin
Andrew Emelianoff, cello
Blair McMillen, piano
October 28, 2010
Composed for the Da Capo Chamber Players, the work is in essence a type of rondo, the opening material returning -- in rather obvious fashion -- at various moments throughout the course of the piece. Between these statements are faster, more extroverted sections, some featuring either cadenza-like solo passages, or virtuosic music for the entire ensemble, all based on a few, related musical ideas.